Why Are We Doing It

Staying at home to raise kids is considered crazy for many people these days. It is in part due to the fact that so many women are raising kids alone, or are the ones who bring the primary income for their family. The costs of living a comfortable modern life is rising steadily and so many women don't really have a choice to stay at home even if they would like to.

Feminists say that they are concerned about women's financial stability and it is understandable, but not every woman is in an unstable marital situation, and not every woman is comfortable with leaving her kids with other people most of the time even if they are family members.

I was raised by my grandmother with whom I have much stronger bond than with my own mother. It is not that I don't love my Mom. The cruel fact is that I haven't spend enough time with her to foster that bond.

As mother, I just wasn't prepared to share my kids in this way with anyone. Then as our kids were growing, we discovered that they are gifted. School system doesn't seem to favor gifted children, so I decided to home school them, and pretty soon my old passion for writing resurfaced again.

Staying at home allows me to foster both my mission to make sure my kids become all they were made to become, as well as, my personal growth in the area of writing and I'm just so glad that it works this well for me.

Every woman who chooses to stay at home has her own personal reasons for doing so and anyone who really cares about freedom of women should respect their choices.

Why I Started This Blog

In the past, women didn't have a choice to work outside of their home, nor did they have part in the politics and other aspects of public life. I didn't start this blog to crticize women who choose to be out in the workforce, or to imply in any way that they are not "good" mothers because of doing so.

I started this blog to promote more tolerance and understanding toward women who choose to stay at home with their children; who are often criticized by the media and well meaning femenist activists for their choice. Some of the critics even implied that to stay at home with children is equal to wasting one's personal potential and intelect, thus sparking so called "Mommy Wars".

In my opinion, every woman has a right to make her own desicion, and shouldn't be looked down upon or dictated to by anyone. I will share here my thoughts on this divisive subject and want to invite all of you to join in and share your thoughts as well.

And I do hope that our sharing here will eventually cease unnecessary and many times unjust conflicts between women and mothers who all want the very best for themselves, their families, and their children.